In February, Jennifer Patterson began creating made-to-order desserts, including cookies of all varieties, apple, blueberry and peach cobbler tarts and mini pound cakes in a tiny commercial kitchen dubbed “The…
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‘Meet me under the Kaufmann’s Clock’
→Did you know the Kaufmann’s Clock downtown is designated as a Pittsburgh historical landmark? For generations, it has been a time-honored tradition to meet under the clock. Myths and folklore about…
True Hero: Fighter jet pilot avoids inhabitants in 1956 Robinson crash
On Feb. 19, 1956, two F84-F Thunderstreak’s from the 112th Fighter Group were on a routine training flight out of Greater Pittsburgh Airport, where the group was based. In one…
Keep it clean: Make every day Earth Day
This is it. Our one home planet. Earth. Dreams of colonizing some other orbiting body aside, it’s all we’re gonna get in this lifetime. In school in the era prior…
Local elections are pivotal to determining the future of our towns
The year 2020 saw changes in the way we vote. Whether you agree with the changes or not, COVID-19 had us rethinking the voting process as well as so many…
MOTHER’S DAY 2021: One day a year to celebrate her seems inadequate
Poets and writers tried to explain her. Artists and musicians tried to define her. Fathers and kids tried to emulate her. The world tried to break her. The reality is…
Sometimes you just can’t tell who people really are
Ozzy Osbourne’s first solo album, “Blizzard of Ozz,” came out when I was 13 and finding wonder in the electric guitar, and music in general, for the first time. I…






